Chiwan Choi

Poet

Pittsburgh, PA
Pennsylvania US
Email: 
chiwanchoi@gmail.com
Website: 
chiwanchoi.com
Twitter/X: 
@chiwanchoi

Author's Bio

Chiwan Choi is the author of 4 books of poetry, The Flood (Tía Chucha Press, 2010), and the Daughter Trilogy — Abductions (Writ Large Press, 2012), The Yellow House (CCM, 2017) & my name is wolf (2022). He wrote, presented, and destroyed the novel Ghostmaker throughout the course of 2015. Chiwan is a partner at Writ Large Projects. Chiwan was born in Seoul, Korea, spent his early childhood in Asunción, Paraguay, and now splits his time between Pittsburgh and Los Angeles.

Publications & Prizes

Anthologies:
Twelve Los Angeles Poets (Bombshelter Press, 2002)
,
Moving Pictures: Nine Los Angeles Poets (Best Press, 1997)
Books:
The Yellow House (Civil Coping Mechanisms, 2017)
,
Abductions (Writ Large Press, 2012)
,
The Flood (Tia Chucha Press, 2010)
Journals:
Chiron Review
,
On the Bus

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
Korean American
Prefers to work with: 
Adults, At Risk Youth, Teachers, Teenagers
Fluent in: 
English, Korean
Born in: 
Seoul
South Korea
Raised in: 
Los Angeles, CA
California
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Last update: Sep 21, 2022